Steve and Nery's Place

Monday, October 14, 2013

Bennett on the left and Jack on the right having the game of the year.

Bennett mixing it up with his team mates

Bennett Hamming it up for the camera

Jack passing the ball in

Bennett taking it to the goal

And scores

High five from one of his team mates

Jack taking the ball

Bennett and Jack driving in for another goal

It's all Bennett and Jack

Bennett Driving in again

Jack taking the ball

And Jack scores

Happy Jack

Bennett going for five with his uncle John

The fans, Catie is looking at the sky, the light drizzle is about to change to a pouring rain

The game is over it started to pour, the boys were not happy they were ready to keep playing rain or not. it was a great game and both boys scored at least twice. I lost track trying to get good pictures.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Last Fall I broke the 300 zoom lens for my camera, and went several months without a telephoto lens. This ended my taking pictures of birds. However needing something to do I did something I have not done for years. I got out my colored pencils and drawing pad and started drawing. I'm not much of an artist but it has been great fun and something to do on these cold winter days. Here are a few of the pictures I have drawn over the last several months.

American Kestrel in colored pencil from one of my photographs, below is the photo that was my model.

American Kestrel taken at Farmington Bay

I drew this Cheetah while home with the flu

This Red Fox looks funny because I took the picture through glass in a frame. I drew this last Saturday while there was a blizzard outside. I had just returned from doing an Eagle tour at Farmington Bay.

The following pictures are from a picture book I made for my Grandkids, pictures that went with a CD I made for them of some of my favorite children's songs.

For the song "Got No Bugs On Me"

For Puff the Magic Dragon

For the Unicorn Song

For the song, I think we're gonna be frinds

For Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

For Octopuses Garden

For I've Been Work'n on the Railroad

I did get a new lens and I have taken some pictures, which I have posted on my Birdn Blog. But I intend on continuing to practice drawing.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Due to our limited time we were only able to visit Arches National Park this trip. On our next visit to Moab our goal is to visit Canyonlands National Park which is much larger with more trails for hiking and jeeping. We have been to Arches many times and we never tire of the rock formations and natural bridges.

The Organ

Nery, McSteven and Towa with some of Arches beautiful rock formations in the background

I think these are part of the Park Avenue Rock Formations

There are several of these pinnacles around the park, I'm not sure of the name of this one

This is one of the first Arches you see in the park and is visible from the road, unfortunately I can't remember the name of it

Looking out over the park from the Fiery Furnace view point

Some of the many Hoodoos in the park

Nery and McSteven at the Fiery Furnace

The entrance of the Devils Garden very popular place at Arches It is a nice hike and you can see many formations and Arches.

It was hard to find parking at the Devils Garden

More from the entrance of Devils Garden

The trail head, Nery hiking with her umbrella don't laugh there's not much shade on the trail and it was hot.

McSteven and Towa enjoyed climbing on the rocks

McSteven climbing the walls of the small slot canyon and Nery taking his picture.

Landscape Arch

Double O Arch

Leaving the Devils Garden

It was too late in the day and too hot to make the hike up to Delicate Arch here are pictures from the view point.

Nery and McSteven at the Delicate Arch view point

A close up of Delicate Arch taken with my telephoto lens

Towa and McSteven at Delicate Arch

This Dragon tricycle was getting a lot of attention in the parking lot

McSteven at the Windows

More of the Windows

McSteven looking over the park from the Windows

Nery and Mcsteven at the Windows, can you see the elephant in the background?

About Me

I was born in Salt Lake City and raised in Woods Cross and Centerville Utah. We currently live just a few blocks from the home I lived in as a child in Woods Cross. Nery was born on the island of Leyte in the Philippines and grew up in the City of Butuan on the Island of Mindanao. We met while we were both serving full time missions for, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,. We have three grown children, Spencer (Rachel) living in Ogden working and going to school at Weber State University they are the parents of Jude, Kristan (Gerhard)Stockholm Sweden, Catalina (Dave) Woods Cross they are the parents of Bennett.
I am an animal lover, I love all kinds of animals and we have had many differnt pets over the years. Our current pet is Belle our three year old Papillon. I am a birder, and a volunteer naturalist for the Utah Division of Wildlife at the Great Salt Lake Nature Center at Farmington Bay. Nery is a people person and is loved by everyone who ever met her. Nery's favorite hobby is going to garage sales. We both love to be with our family, cook and take rides on our motorcycle.